Missing Airliner Facebook links being used to spread malware

[n2doc]

Viral Facebook posts claiming the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight has been found are pieces of malware and links to fake surveys posted by hackers, who are now profiting from people’s growing interest in the story.

The posts contain videos that look legitimate and claim the plane has been found in various places, from the Bermuda Triangle to having been spotted at sea, with many stating its passengers are “alive” or “saved”.

Many of the links are prefixed with the worlds “Breaking” or “Shocking video” to grab people’s attention.

Chris Boyd, a malware intelligence analyst for Malwarebytes, told Wired.co.uk that his company first saw the links spreading on Twitter, with “a mixture of tweets leading to known sites originally posted to Facebook and a new batch of spamblogs, survey scams [and] imitation news sites”.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-plane-found-in-bermuda-triangle-facebook-links-are-profiting-hackers-9194660.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. There sure are a lot of mean bastards out there...

[jsr]

2. Also fake:

[uppityperson]

3. OK, that made me laugh in a sick way. Reminds me of after 9/11 and the supersonic France crash

Delivers you to your hotel or place of work.

In appropriate but darkly funny.

I do hope they find something, if only for the families and friends

[hobbit709]

4. Happens every time there's a hot news topic or celebrity scandal.

Of course the ID ten T error comes into play also.